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Untie the Knots
Dear God:
Please untie the knots
that are in my mind,
my heart and my life.
Remove the have nots,
the can nots and the do nots
that I have in my mind.
Erase the will nots,
may nots,
might nots that may find
a home in my heart.
Release me from the could nots,
would nots and
should nots that obstruct my life.
And most of all,
Dear God,
I ask that you remove from my mind,
my heart and my life all of the ‘am nots’
that I have allowed to hold me back,
especially the thought
that I am not good enough.
AMEN
AUTHOR: UNKNOWN
Committed
COMMITTED
No matter how hard I blow
Into the winter air
You are no longer by my side
Acting as my guide
I’m alone and petrified
Only my heart remembers you
I search for warmth
Between cold sheets
Alone in our bed
But nights haunt me
Antagonizes
Dares me to sleep
Everything around me
Rekindles thoughts of you
Unworn shoes, neckties
A razor unremoved
I really shouldn’t
But can’t help it
I dream day and night
Of massive hands
Curly strands
Warm smiles and
Snappy styles
Woodsy balm
Clasped palms
A stubbled face, indeed
A rat-a-tat-tat
For home repairs
You always in the lead
Funny how I still see you
Rolled up tight
In our linen, me naked and
Snuggling in the night
I keep hoping any day now
You’ll come ‘round the bend
To kiss me, squeeze me, fondle me
Until I have no wind
I want to feel
Warm arms
In dead of winter
Cozy by a fire
Hear senseless jokes
Romantic words
Feel tender touches
In places known to us
Day by day when
The horizon burns
It chills me to my bones
To be reminded once again
How much I am alone
I hate the dusk
Lie down I must
So I do my best to pray
That I won’t dream
Feel your breath
Warm upon my neck
You spoon me
I soothe you
In a tight embrace
I want to sleep
Only sleep
Not commit to you again
Rather cling to hope
And measured light
To see me through tonight
But it seems to me
No matter what
I’ll always think of you
How you loved
And cared for me
Oh, so tenderly
by Donna B. Comeaux
Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 21, 2017
GRANT ME PEACE
Trouble came today and I tried to stay
Focused on the Word, I even tried to pray
But nothing worked successfully and I’m in desperate need
Rescue me, take hold of me, give me what I seek.
I focused to the left, I scurried to the right
I sit a little while, but I can’t overcome this fight
I rock myself to sleep, hoping for relief
But I’m distressed, too much unrest, trouble’s in my reach.
With yesterday gone and its trouble lingering on
I begin to bear the day and think the worse is gone
But footsteps creep behind me, my feet won’t let me run
Trouble tromps again, tenfold, more than ever before.
Darkness is all I see, my shadow’s indistinct
How do I create a tighter link
When I cannot read, I cannot write, I can’t begin to think
I dig down deep, I raise my hands, but farther down I sink.
Rescue me, take hold of me, give in to my plea
Grant me peace of mind, overshadow what is weak
Sooth me with your song and lull me ‘til I sleep
Grant me peace, oooh God have mercy, hurry rescue me.
by Donna B. Comeaux
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Freelance Writer, Poet, Author
April 16, 2014
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